[ian-reeds-games] Re: Newby with a couple questions
- From: Monkey <murtagh69.monkeys@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:26:51 -0700
Aha, I see. Well, good luck!
By "stack," I assume you mean three units on the same tile, right?
Because if so...no, I do not believe there is a way to protect the
units that are on a tile, unless there is a skill that they have that
protects them. Your best bet is probably to keep some of the units you
want to keep away from the front lines and have the more expendable
ones at the front to take hits when you're trying to take more
territory.
On 2/11/15, Sharni-Lee Ward <sharni-lee.ward@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I do have the Blastbay Game Toolkit already, but I kept getting confused
> (because I was trying to do stuff I was totally not ready for yet) and was
> basically told I was trying to learn too much too fast and if I didn't have
> any game-programming experience I should get that before I start working on
> my project. I also want my game to have graphics for the sighted folks to
> enjoy and BGT doesn't have graphics capabilities. I'm working on learning
> how to use Python and hopefully that will help me achieve my dreams. :D
>
> Back on topic...
>
> I have another question. I'm playing Age of Warloards (WHICH IS TOTALLY
> AWESOME), and I kind of assumed that if I had a particular unit on the top
> of a stack, it, and only it, could be attacked in that stack until it was
> destroyed, at which point the next unit in the stack could be attacked. I
> assumed wrong, because even though I tried to protect certain units by
> putting others on top of them so that they were the immediately visible
> unit, the ones I was trying to protect still got taken out. :( Is there a
> way to protect certain units without having to move them out of range first?
> Like, proper protection for things like clerics, archers and catapults that
> I don't want to die and I want loads of, and will need when I finally get to
> the enemy city to blow it up? If not in that game, is there a way to set it
> so that only the top person in a stack can be attacked by the AI? Or am I
> just getting too attached to all my units? I'm mostly asking because I can't
> move most of my people back because I have infantry/cavalry/archers/others
> stacked three high almost all the way back to my citadel, and we've moved a
> bit into enemy territory and I'm trying to maintain the ground I've gained
> without losing my hardest hitters and healers and while letting at least
> some of my infantry get a chance to upgrade.
>
> Sorry for rambling, but I keep moving the wrong unit and getting stuck with
> limited options for others to move forward, and it inevitably means more
> vulnerable units get shoved into the firing lines because that's the only
> way I can maintain three-high stacks, and I want to protect them but I only
> have a few clerics right now and Infantry units need more movement to
> Fortify and then they can't attack and... Babbling again. Sorry!
>
>> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:03:24 -0700
>> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Newby with a couple questions
>> From: murtagh69.monkeys@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> No problem! I wish you luck!
>>
>> If you want to mess around with creating your own game
>> eventually...might I suggest Blastbay? It's supposed to be really
>> good, although I haven't tried it myself as of yet.
>>
>> On 2/10/15, Sharni-Lee Ward <sharni-lee.ward@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Thanks Monkey!
>> >
>> > I didn't look at that file before because it was right next to the
>> > Scripter's Guide and I'm so not at that level of programming. I have
>> > much to
>> > learn. At least with this I can (hopefully) make something playable in
>> > less
>> > time than it would take to build a fully-fledged adventure game (which
>> > I
>> > hope to do in the future).
>> >
>> > Again, thanks! *goes back to messing around with example maps*
>> >
>> >> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 17:39:03 -0700
>> >> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Newby with a couple questions
>> >> From: murtagh69.monkeys@xxxxxxxxx
>> >> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> TacticalBattle comes with a script guide by CraigBrett (I apologize if
>> >> I misspelled that!). If you're in the regular map creation guide there
>> >> should be a link to it under the heading "Aditional features provided
>> >> by scripters." That one will explain how transformation works.
>> >> Or if you'd rather not go through the guide I can explain it. *shrug*
>> >> But very likely not as well as he did.
>> >>
>> >> For transformation on items...you can't directly use the
>> >> transformation flag on an item, but it might work if you set it to an
>> >> effect and have the item give the unit in question the transformation
>> >> effect. I'm pretty sure the item would have to be useable though, and
>> >> not equippable.
>> >>
>> >> On 2/9/15, Sharni-Lee Ward <sharni-lee.ward@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> > Hi list,
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm new to this game (relatively speaking. I've been playing it for
>> >> > a
>> >> > few
>> >> > weeks), and I'm loving it so far. I'm considering dabbling a bit in
>> >> > map
>> >> > creation and so I've read the relevant guides. Seems considerably
>> >> > easier
>> >> > than straight up game programming, which is a relief. :D
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm curious, though, about how to implement a few things. I've only
>> >> > heard
>> >> > about Transformation (mostly from the list archive), but how it's
>> >> > implemented wasn't explained in the guides I've read. I have reasons
>> >> > for
>> >> > asking this.
>> >> >
>> >> > Also, is it possible to create an item that induces a transformation
>> >> > when
>> >> > equipped, or is that too much for the engine as of right now? Again,
>> >> > game-related reasons.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'd like to note that I'm not going to have much to show for my
>> >> > queries
>> >> > for
>> >> > a while. My internet data is limited, and thus my acquisition of map
>> >> > packs
>> >> > and sounds and music will have to be handled in increments. (And I
>> >> > might
>> >> > utilise sounds from other packs, but I've already seen that this is
>> >> > okay
>> >> > so
>> >> > long as it stays in TB.)
>> >> >
>> >> > You guys are all awesome, and I'm excited to be a part of this
>> >> > community.
>> >> > :)
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> -Mew
>> >> __________
>> >> http://www.savethefrogs.com/
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
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